Poison by Chris Wooding is about sixteen-year-old Poison. She lives in the marshes of Gull, a small village in the Realm or the world. Her mom, Faraway died of swamp lung so, her father, Hew, remarried. Of course, she hates her stepmother. On Soulcatcher Eve, Poison is sprinkled with magic dust and she is put to sleep for hours while a Scarecrow (evil creatures) steal her baby sister that’s about two and a half years old. During the night, her little sister, Alzalea, is replaced by a changling. A changling is a replica of a person left by the scarecrows that took her or him. But, the changling is pale, and has huge black dots for eyes. Poison hates to see her sister gone so, she sets off to find her. But, she doesn’t even know where to go! As she searches the Realm, she meets many new people and consider them her allies. Some of these people are: Myrrk, Peppercorn, Hierophant, and her favorite, Bram. As she tries to reach the Scarecrow that stole her sister, she goes through wild adventures including friends, magical creatures, and strange twists. This book is considered a ‘twisted fairytale fantasy.’
This is a great fantasy. Enjoy!

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